AIFIRST Benedict Evans: AI, Tools and Transformation
The brief
Benedict Evans argues that AI tools are following the familiar pattern of general-purpose technologies: initially used to do old things faster before enabling genuinely new workflows.
Key points
- He maps current AI adoption against historical parallels with the PC and internet, and outlines what the next stage of organizational transformation might look like.
- A useful frame for placing the current AI moment in a longer arc.
Sources
- HNben-evans.com